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<blockquote data-quote="Tonguez" data-source="post: 7378976" data-attributes="member: 1125"><p>So Krypton was premiered and while it wasn't spectacular, the pilot managed to pack a whole lot of wroldbuilding and exposition into one episode. The syfy show has a main cast of british actors which apparently was a deliberate choice inorder to differentiate Kryptonian society from the midwestern Kansas USA of Supermans future.</p><p></p><p>The story centers on Seg-El (grandfather of Earths Superman) and his struggles to survive in the underbelly of a Kryptonian society that is divided between the elite Ranked Houses (El, Zod and Vex have been prominent so far) and the unraked masses. So far the worldbuilding has been the best aspect of the show. Krypton has a bleak landscape and the people dress in drab colours and live in a domed city (Kandor), make babies in test tubes, their lives already preordained for entry into one of the Guild Houses, all beneath the rule of the Genetic Council and the silent but menacing religious authority of the Voice of Rao. Only Seg-Els grandfather wears the brighter blue and red colours of the House of El, everything else is much more grim. (yes reminiscent of Man of Steel and a refreshing change from the other DC shows - CW-)</p><p></p><p>Add to that the menace of an Alien Villain making its way towards the planet and a timetravel plot where Earthman Adam Strange must warn Seg-El to be careful lest his future grandson Kal-El never be born!</p><p></p><p>Its intriguing and shows a lot of promise, so hopefully it is able to work the political mechanations and potential without getting caught by the Prequel curse of having to conform to an expected future (the timetravel plot might help there)</p><p></p><p>So did you see it, and what did you all think?</p><p></p><p>[video=youtube;JvSZKB2WNKg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvSZKB2WNKg[/video]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tonguez, post: 7378976, member: 1125"] So Krypton was premiered and while it wasn't spectacular, the pilot managed to pack a whole lot of wroldbuilding and exposition into one episode. The syfy show has a main cast of british actors which apparently was a deliberate choice inorder to differentiate Kryptonian society from the midwestern Kansas USA of Supermans future. The story centers on Seg-El (grandfather of Earths Superman) and his struggles to survive in the underbelly of a Kryptonian society that is divided between the elite Ranked Houses (El, Zod and Vex have been prominent so far) and the unraked masses. So far the worldbuilding has been the best aspect of the show. Krypton has a bleak landscape and the people dress in drab colours and live in a domed city (Kandor), make babies in test tubes, their lives already preordained for entry into one of the Guild Houses, all beneath the rule of the Genetic Council and the silent but menacing religious authority of the Voice of Rao. Only Seg-Els grandfather wears the brighter blue and red colours of the House of El, everything else is much more grim. (yes reminiscent of Man of Steel and a refreshing change from the other DC shows - CW-) Add to that the menace of an Alien Villain making its way towards the planet and a timetravel plot where Earthman Adam Strange must warn Seg-El to be careful lest his future grandson Kal-El never be born! Its intriguing and shows a lot of promise, so hopefully it is able to work the political mechanations and potential without getting caught by the Prequel curse of having to conform to an expected future (the timetravel plot might help there) So did you see it, and what did you all think? [video=youtube;JvSZKB2WNKg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvSZKB2WNKg[/video] [/QUOTE]
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